Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay today (20 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 15s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 9s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay at 4PM is: 0.5m 15s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 11s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am June 20). An open ocean swell of 1.9m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Jun) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (20 Jun) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 15s |
| Evening (20 Jun) | 5ft (1.5m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Sat night. Very mild (max 19°C on Sat afternoon, min 8°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the N on Sat morning, light winds from the SSE by Sat night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 20 | Sunday 21 | Monday 22 | Tue 23 | |||||||||||||||||||||
9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 15 | NE 8 | NE 9 | NE 10 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 17 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 15 | SSW 14 | S 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 232 | 160 | 116 | 540 | 334 | 450 | 187 | 170 | 172 | 169 | 254 | 203 | 199 | 196 | 268 | 488 | 619 | 3052 | 4816 | 4441 | 3177 | 2235 | 1533 | 1262 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross-off | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 8:08AM1.87m | 8:39PM1.96m | 9:08AM1.82m | 9:36PM1.87m | 10:08AM1.77m | 10:32PM1.79m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:23PM0.09m | 2:59AM0.13m | 3:20PM0.17m | 3:53AM0.18m | 4:16PM0.25m | 4:46AM0.23m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:02 |
 | — | — | 4:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:55 | — | — | — | — | 4:57 |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 19 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Feels °C | 9 | 11 | 13 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | NE 8 | NE 9 | NE 10 | NE 8 | NE 7 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 17 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 15 | SSW 14 | S 14 |
| kJ | 232 | 160 | 100 | 540 | 334 | 450 | 151 | 73 | 172 | 169 | 254 | 203 | 199 | 196 | 268 | 488 | 619 | 3052 | 4816 | 4441 | 3177 | 2235 | 1533 | 1262 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 14 | S 10 | S 15 | SE 16 | NE 10 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | NE 6 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | ENE 9 | NE 9 | S 15 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | ENE 9 | — | — | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 29 | 49 | 116 | 10 | 150 | 201 | 187 | 170 | 34 | 26 | 25 | 49 | 47 | 45 | 34 | 41 | 372 | 29 | 21 | 21 | 8 | — | — | 7 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 16 | SE 16 | NE 12 | SE 16 | SSW 14 | S 4 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 6 | NE 6 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | E 14 | NE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 11 | 10 | 40 | 10 | 269 | 5 | 102 | 50 | 36 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 6 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | SSW 15 | S 4 | — | — | SSE 2 | S 3 | S 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 9 | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NE 5 |
| kJ | 220 | 547 | 328 | 284 | 17 | — | — | 1 | 4 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 29 | 19 | 54 | 80 | 51 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 164 | 27 | 252 | 16 | 27 | 27 | 16 | 13 | 184 | 184 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 30 | 30 | 27 | 27 | 0 | 0 |
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